Physical Education A-Level
Hick's law
What Hick's law means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Hick's law
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Choice reaction time increases as the number of stimulus-response alternatives increases, with the increase being logarithmic.
Topics that use Hick's law
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accuracy, timing and consistency of response
- Anticipation
- Anticipation and cue detection
- Arousal, attention and performance
- Chaining
- Choice reaction time
- Cue detection
- Decision making
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